STRAND GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series)

STRAND GROUP HOLDINGS LTD., is it financially competitive? There is no absolute answer to such a question. How does this firm's asset structure vary compared to global benchmarks? Does it hold more cash and other short term assets, or does it concentrate its assets in physical plant and equipment? On the liability side, does it have a higher percent of payables compared to the benchmarks, or does it hold a higher concentration of long term debt? The structure of the income statement is more telling. Does the firm have a relatively higher costs of goods sold, operating costs, or income taxes compared to its global benchmarks? Are their returns on equity higher? Are profit margins greater? Are inventories held longer? The report does so by going beyond traditional analyses by considering companies competing in the same or similar industrial classification at a global level. The goal of this report, therefore, is to assist consultants, financial managers, strategic planners, and corporate officers in gauging indicators of a company's financial structure compared to firms competing or participating in the same economic sector, at the globIcon Group International, Inc. Staff is the author of 'STRAND GROUP HOLDINGS LTD.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (Financial Performance Series)', published 2000 under ISBN 9780597410901 and ISBN 0597410909.